Gauging machine



Oct-9,1928.

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- A. HAUSER E'l AL GAUGING MACHINE Patented Oct. 9, 1928.

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ALOIS HAUSER AND PHILIP lVVAIIZILINI', OF CANTON, OHIO, ASSIGNORS TO THE TIMKEN ROLLER BEARING. COMPANY, OF CANTON, OHIO, A CORPYORATON F OHO.

entraine MACHINE.

v.Application filed March 2S, 1.927. Serial No. 178,909.

tion consists principally in an automatic mechanismfor rolling a bearing cupr or other circular object between two parallel straight edges yor the like, one of which is resiliently mounted'and operatively' connected with a gauging device Vand assortingl mechanism. The invention further consists in the gauging machine and in the parts and combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed. n

In the accompanying drawing wherein like reference numerals indicate like parts whereever they occur, Y Y l Fig. l'isa. part elevation', part longitudinal sectional view of a gauging machine embodying our invention; j

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view thereof on the'line 2 2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view on the line 3W?) of Fig. 1; y Fig. '4 isa broken away;

Fig. 5 isa sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figi, showing the feed chute; and

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view .on an enlarged scale showing a spring member that engages a cup at the bottom of the feed chute.

t is common practice in gauging thecircularity of circular objects such as the cups or outer race members o-f roller bearings, to use a. gauge having a base on which the cup rests and a contact plunger or lever engaging said cup and operatively connected with a pointer or indicating linger. The outside diameter of the cup is indicated by the location of the pointer on the indicator scale. rllhe cup isrotated andany deviation from true circularity of the outer surface is indicated by movement on the part of the indicator finger.

plan viewjwith some parts Cups that vary more than a predeterminedv amount Yfrom true circularity must be discarded, asthe requirements of roller bearing cups are such that only small variations from true circularity are permissible. This gauging operation is ordinarily a tedious manual operation and errors of judgment o1' observation on the part of the operator result in failure to discard cups that are unsatisfactory7 and result in much difliculty in later stages of manufacture or in the use of the finished bearing.` On the other hand, a slip of thehand of the operator in rotatingthe cup in the gauce may cause bodily movement of the cup instead of mere rotation, thus causing a. movement of the pointer that will result in the discarding of a cup vthat is in fact of true circularity.

rThe present invention makes both the gauging andthe assorting operations automatic and eliminates the* foregoing disadvantages of manual gauging. I

Mounted on a suitable base l is a'housing 2 at the ends of which are mounted brackets 3. To each bracket is secured a feed chute member 4- as by screws 5. A column 6 on which is mounted gauging mechanism and a longitudinally movable carriage A7 adapted to receive a cup 8 or other circular object, first from one of saidchutes 4t and then from the other and carry said cup into position to be gauged by said gauging mechanism are also mounted on said housing. Said housing 2 also contains suitable mechanism for operating said carriage 7 and for separating cups 8 of true cireularity from those of imperfect circularity, all of which mechanism will be described hereinafter. Y

The carriage 7 is disposed between guides 9 provided therefor on the housing. The carriage 7 preferably has portions 10 at the top and bottom that overhang said guides 9, and bearing strips 1l may be interposed between the guides 9 and the under surfaces of the upper projecting portions l0 of said carriage 7. Bearing strips 1la may be interposed between the body ofthe carriage and the sides of said guides 9.

Secured to the carriage 7 along each side thereof is a rack 12. Each rack 12 is driven by means of a pinion 13 that is mounted on a vertical shaft 14 at the lower end ol which is a spiral gear 15. Said spiral gears 15 mesh with a gear 16 interposed therebetween and secured to a shaft 17 mounted in a suitable bearing member 18 in said housing 2. At the other end of said shait 17 is a miter gear 1S) that meshes with miter gears 2O loosely mounted on a. shaft 21 `that is mounted in suitable bearings 22 in the housing and provided with a pulley wheel 23 at one end for power drive. The other end 24 ot said shaft 21 may be squared to permit manual rotation thereof by means or a. crank. A clutch 25 is provided tor the pulley wheel 23, to be disengaged when the shaft 21 is rotated by hand.

Each of said miter gears 2O is provided with a clut-ch member 26 adapted to cooperate with a clutch member 27 interposed between said gears 2O and keyed to the shaft 2l, whereby it rotates with the shaft but is tree to move longitudinally thereof. Thus the direction of rotation ot the miter gear 19 and the direction of movement ot' said racks 12 e and carriage 7 may be changed by means of f tion, as by key resting vin notches 36 in the operating head. Said pin extends through said support 31 and has an enlarged lower end portion 37 that has a bore 38 in which is a. plunger 39 against whose head works a spring 40 disposed in said bore. A

pin 41 in the projecting' end ot said plunger 39 prevents it trom being iforced out ot its mounting by said spring 40. Said plunger 39 has a beveled end that cooperates with a cam42 on a rod 43 that is mounted in the .bore of a boss 44 depending from said supporting plate 31 and that projects through the housing at each end. Bj moving said rod end wise said mounting pin 34 is turned by.

the engagement oit said cam 42 with said plunger 39 and the mounting pin by means ot its slot and pin connection with said oper'- ating head 3() turns said head to operate the clutch 27. rlhe engagement of the spring pressed plunger 39 with the cam 42 on said rod 43 holds the clutch member 27 in mesh l with either gear clutch member 26. The operneutral position and when said arm is seated in the bottom of t-he slot 46 the clutch 27 is locked in neutral position.

Slidably mounted on the column 6 is a hollow gauging head 51 that is provided with a screw 52 that is tree to rotate but held against longitudinal movement with respect to said head 51 and tits in a threaded bore in said column 6. Thus the gauging head 51 may be raised or lowered by turning aT knurled head 53 secured to the end ot said screw 52. The gauging head 51 is preferably provided with set screws 54 that lit in a longitudinal slot 55 in said column 6, whereby t-he head 51 is held against rotation relative to said co1- umn 6. Said .head 51 has Iprojecting arm portions 56 Aat the top thereof and a bar 57 has yits ends secured to said ,projecting portions 56 of the gauging head as by means of crossed 'flat springs 58. Thus the bar 57 is permitted a slight rocking movement but is held against other movement.

Secured. to said bar 57, as by means of screws 57'*l and rest-ing on resilient wedge members 59 or expanders having Shanks 60 disposed in slots v61 at each end. of the bar V57 is a hanger trame 62. Said frame 62 has an end portion 63 that is disposed over the path of 'travel of the carriage 7 and mounted in a slot 64a in said frame 62 as by screws 64 is a straight edge or contact bar 65 that is adapted to cooperate with a straight edge or contact bar 66 secured in a longitudinal slot in said carriage 7 as by screws'67. A contact plunger 68 is mounted in each end of the upper' contact bar 65. Each plunger 68 has a pin 69 that rides in a slot n7() lin said contact bar 65, thuspreventing the plunger I68 from turning. Each plunger 68 has a threaded extension 71 to which is secureda. nut 72, whereby the position of the plunger may be adjusted. A spring 7 3 in said contact bar presses against the head oteach plunger 68 to torce it outwardly and into engagement with the work.

By raising or lowering the frame62 on the wedge members 59 by means of said screws 57 the hanger frame 62 may be 'adjusted so that the upper contactbar 65 is exactly parallel with the lower contact bar 66. Springs 74 secured to said hanger frame 62 and to an arm 75 mounted on the gauging head 51 pull down on the hanger frame 62, thus holding t-he upper Contact bar l65 in engagement with the work 8.

The hanger frame 62 is provided with, a contact block 76 secured thereto as by screws 76a and adapted to engage the plunger or lever 77 of a suitable indicating device including a pointer 78 and a graduated scale 79. Said indicating mechanism is mounted on an upright 80 secured to the gauging head 51 as by screws 80a.

Interposed between said gauging head 51 and said contact block 76 of the hanger trame lou is an elongated lever 81. Preferably said lever 81 has bifurcated upper end portions 82 in which is secured a fulcrum pin 83 having knife edges 84 disposed in V-slots in said contact block 7 6 and in a block 85 yieldably secured to said gauging head 51, as by a spring 86. The lower end of said lever 81 is provided rwith. contact points 8? and is disposed between contact points 88 adjustably mounted on'the gauging head 51 of the machine. Said contact points 88 are in an electrical circuit (not shown in the drawings) whereby it the lever 81 is thrown far enough to contact with one or the other contact point 88, an electric circuit is Closed and an ejecting device (hereinafter described) is thereby operated to discard the defective article.

A cup 8 is held on the lower contact bar 66 by means of an upstanding plate or baclr stop 89 and a strip 90 mounted on springs 91 secured to the carriage 7. As the carriage 7 moves past the gauging head 51, a cup 8 thereon is rotated between the two Contact bars andfGt. rllhe size of the cup 8 and the circularity'thereof are indicated on the scale 7 9 of the indicating` device. When the carriage 7 moves completely past the gauging head 51, the cup 8 thereon drops oit' the end ot the carriage 7 as'the carriage continues its travel. The cup 8 'falls on to a gate 92 that is mounted in the Vhousing 2. Ir" the cup is oll true circularity, the gate remains in the position shown in Fig. 1 in the drawings and the cup drops to the right. 'v

The gate 92 is mounted on a rock shaft 93 to which issecured a pinion 94 that meshes Ywith a rack 95 mounted on a solenoid bar 96 that is slidable in a suitable support 97. The winding 98 ot said solenoid device is in an electric circuit that is closed or energized by the movement of said lever 81 far enough `for either or' its contact points 8'.7 to engage one of the contact points 88 in the housing. The energization of the solenoid winding 98 by reason of an out ot round cup operating said lever 81 attracts the solenoid 96 and rocks the shaft 93 yon which the gate 92 is mounted; so that the defective cup will be deflected to the left. Said gate 92 is provided with a projection 99 at the end that is engaged by a detective cup7 which causes swinging of the gate, rotationot its shaft 93 and the resetting of the solenoid bar 96 anl the gate 92 tothe positions shown in Fig. 1.

y Each chute member 4 is provided with a 'sloping portion 100 near the lower end and withr a horizontal lower end portion 101 whose tip 102 is preferably beveled so as to permit a cup 8 to roll onto the carriage with little jar. Secured to each chute member 4 as by bolts or rivets 103 are substantially rectangular frames 104 that support other parts of the 'feed chute. Elongated plates 105 that consti.- tute side walls vof the chute are suspended from said supporting frames 104 by pins 106 scoured to said side plates 105 and passing through holes in said supporting frames 104. On each pin 106 is mounted a recessed washer 107 that is held by means ot' a nut 108. Interposed between each washer 107 and the Vsupporting frame 104 is a spring 109 that is coiled around the pin 106 and iiorces the plate 105 toward the frame 104. In each side of each frame 104 is a screw 110 that serves as an abutment i'or a side plate 105. The'positions of the side plates may be changed by turning said abutment screws. The lower end portion of each side plate 105 slopes in conformity with the back plate 4 and terminates in a guide tip 111 that supports a cup as it rests on the end 101 of said back plate. In the end of each trame 104 is an interiorly threaded bushing 112 in which is disposed a screw 113 whose end abuts against the base portion ot a channel shaped member 114 that is held in the upper trame 104 by means of pins 115 in the flanges ot' the channel above and below said frame. Springs 116 secured to pins 117 in said channel member 114 and to screws 118 on said frames 104 pull the channel member 114 toward the ends of said frames 104. The position of the channel member 114 may be adjusted by turning said screw 113, thus enabling the chute to accommodate cups oi dii"- terent diameters.

rlhe lower frame 104 is provided with an inclined depending portion 119 that is provided with a hole in which is disposed a screw 120 that is held in the projection 119 by an adjusting ninl 121. Said screw 120 extends through a slot 122 in a iiat spring 128 that engages a cup 8 in the bottom of the chute. Said spring 123 is strong enough to hold one cup 8 in position but is not strongenough to withstand the pressure of a plurality of cups in the chute.

An escapement lever 124 is disposed in the lower portion of each chute and adapted to normally engage the cup next to the bottom of the chute. Each lever is pivotally secured to a plate 125 that is secured to said bracket 3; as by a headed screw 126 passingv through a slot12? in said plate and into said bracket 3. Each eeapement lever 124 is pivol'ally secured to a linlr 128 that is also givotally secu ed to a trip plate -129 that is mounted on a pin 129a in the housing whereby it may swing. A spring 130 on said pin engages the housing and the trip plate and normali f holas the parts so that the escapement lever is in engagement with a cup, as shown at the lelitvside of Fig. 1. Said trip plate 129 is ac --.pted to be engaged by a roller 131 mounted on the end ot the'carriage at the end oit the travel of said carriage. This action withdraws the escapement lever 124, permitting the lowermost cup 8 to move on to the carriage 7 and the other cups to drop down in the chute'. as shown at the right side of Fig. 1.

Secured to the pivot pin 1291 of said trip vmember 129 is an arm 132 -that has a contact screw 133 mounted at the end thereof adapted to engage the rod 4,3 that actuates the clutch 27 of the carriage drive mechanism. Thus when the carriage 7 reaches each end ot' its travel the engagement thereof with `the corresponding trip member 129 causes the vswitch and thus open said switch after a cup has been gauged and betoreit drops oit' the carriage. 'This prevents closing of the electric circuit that operates the gate 92, except when a cup is actually being gauged.

The operation of the gauging device may be briefly described as follows: The feed chutes 4L are filled with cups 8 or other articles to be gauged, said chutes being filled automatically or by hand as may be desired. The main clutch 25 is then engaged and the carriage is caused to travel by means ot the racks 12 and pinions 18. The carriage carries with it a cup, said cupl being held on kthe lower gauge bar 6G between the baclr stop 89 and the spring pressed bar 90. The cup engages the Contact plunger (38 in the end ot the upper gauge bar and forces said gauge bar upwardly se that the indicating pointer 78 indicates the diameter of the cup. As the carriage 7 continues to travel, the cup 8 rolls between the upper 'gauge bar 65 and the lower gauge bar G6 gradually working its way towards the rear end of the carriage 7. It the cup 8 is not truly circular, the upper gauge bar G5 will be moved suiiiciently to cause the swinging lever 81 to contact with one or the other l'iXed contact vpoints 88, thus closing the electric circuit and causing the solenoid 9G yto be attracted, thereby setting the gate 92 in position to direct the cup into the container for defective articles. J ust prior to the eject` ing of the cup, one of the blocks 185 on the carriage opens the safety switch 1311; so that the solenoid 96 will not be actuated when the upper gauge bar 65 drops. At the limit of its travel, the roller 181 at one end of the carriage 7 engages thetrip plate 129, causing the escapement lever 124tto be lowered, thereby permitting the cups 8 in the feed chute to torce the lowermost cup on to the carriage 7. The swinging of' said trip plate likewise operates the clutch shifter rod 4:3 as above Adescribed reversing the clutch 27 and causes the travel of the carriage to be reversed. As soon as the carriage moves clear of the trip tective articles. The machine is accurate and r easy to operate. It indicates diameter as well as circularity. The asserting device may, it desired, be provided with two actuating circuits so as to separate oversized articles from undersized articles. Obviously numerous changes might be made without departing .trom the invention and we do not `wish to be limited to the 'preciseV construction shown.

that we claim is:

1.. A gauging machine comprising gauging mechanism, a carriage, means for supporting the work thereon, means for reciprocating said carriage so that work thereon may be gangcd,saiigl gauging mechanism being adapted and arranged to gauge work in each direc'- tion ot movement oi said carriage, and means actuated by said carriage for reversing the direction oi travel of said carriage at'each end oi" its path.

2.1 A gauging machine comprising gauging inecnai'nsin` a carriage, means for supporting the work thereon, means for reciprocating said carriage so that work thereon may be ganged, said gauging mechanism being adapted and arranged to ygauge work in each direction of movement of said'carriage, mechanism for feeding work to said carriage at each end ot the path of travel thereof, and means actuated by said carriage for reversing the direction of travel of said carriage at' each end of its path.

3. A gaugingmachine comprising a movable carriage, a gauge bar thereon, a back stop on said carriage adapted to support one edge ot' a circular object, a resiliently supported bar adapted to support the other edge of said circular object, a yieldably mounted gauge bar disposed parallel to said gauge bar on said carriage and means tor moving said carriage so that a circular object thereon is rolled between said two gauge bars. l

4. A gauging machine comprising a moV able carriage` a gauge bar thereon,'a back stop on said carriage adapted to support one edge of a circular object, a resiliently supported bar adapted to support the other edge of said circular object, a yieldably mounted gauge bar disposed parallel to said gauge bar on said carriage, means .tor moving said carriage so that a circular object thereon is rolled between iaid two gauge bars and dropsfrom said carriage after being gauged, an asserting gate iny position to receive an article dropping from said carriage, electrically controlled means for shifting said gate when a defective article is gauged, and means actuated by said carriage after an article has been gauged and before it drops from said carriage to render said electrical control inoperative, whereby said gate is shifted when a defective article is gauged and is not shifted when a correct article leaves said carriage.

5. A gauging machine comprising a gauging head and gauging mechanism carried thereby, a carriage bodily reciprocatable to carry work into position to be gauged, said gauging mechanism being adapted and arranged to gauge articles in each direction of movement of said carriage, reversible clutch mechanism for changing the direction of movement of said carriage, an operating plunger for said reversible clutch mechanism, a rod extending from end to end of the machine and having a cam adapted and arranged to operate said plunger and means actuated by said carriage at each end of its path to shift said rod endwise to actuate said plunger and reverse said cluch mechanism.

6. A gauging machine comprising a gauging head and gauging mechanism carried thereby, a carriage bodily reciprooatable to carry work into position to be gauged said gauging mechanism being adapted and arranged to gauge articles in each direction of movement of said carriage, spaced gears arranged to drive said carriage in opposite directions and each provided with a clutch p0rtion, a clutch arranged to cooperate with said gear cillatable hollow head for moving said clutch, a rod in said head, a pin in the top of said rod resting in notches provided therefor in said head, said rod having a projecting hollow bottom portion in which is disposed a spring pressed plunger, a rod extending from end to end of the machine and having a cam adapted and arranged to operate said plunger and means actuated-by said carriage at each end of its path to shift said rod endwise to actuate i said plungerl and reverse said clutch mechanism.

7. A gauging machine comprising a gauging head and gauging mechanism carried thereby, a carriage bodily reciprocatable to carry work into position to be gauged, said gauging mechainsm being adapted and arranged to gauge work in each direction of movement of said carriage, reversible clutch mechainsm for changing the direction of movement of said carriage, means for feeding workV to said carriage at each limit of its movement, a rod extending from end to end of the machine, clutch shifting means operatively connected with said rod and means actuated by said carriage at each end of its path to shift said rod endwise to actuate said clutch shifting means and said work feed ing means.

8. InV a machine of the kind described, a

clutch portions selectively, an os-V feed chute having a vertical upper portion, an inclined portion and a horizontal lower end portion adapted to support a circular object, an escapement lever extending into said chute and adapted to support objects in said chute, gauging mechanism, a movable carriage for receiving an object, and means for withdrawing said escapement lever to permit an object to pass from the lower end portion of the feed chute onto said carriage.

9. ln a machine of the hind described, a ed'chute having a vertical upper portion, n inclined portion and a horizontal lower end aortion adapted to support a circular object, an esoapement lever extending intosaid chute and adapted to support objects in said chute, gauging mechanism, a movable carriage for receiving an object, and means actuated by said carriage for withdrawing said escapement lever to permit an object to pass from the lower end portion of the feed chute onto said carriage.

lO. ln a machine of the kind described, a feed chute having a vertical upper portion, an inclined portion and a horizontal lower end portion, a spring secured to said feed chute and adapted to hold a single circular object on the lower end portion of said chute, an escapement lever extending into said chute and adapted to engage an object next to the one on said lowerend portion to support objectsl in the said upper portion of said chute, gauging mechanism, a movable carriage for receiving object, and means for withdrawing said escapement lever to permit an object to pass from the bottom of the feed chute onto said carriage un der pressure of the objects in said chute.

l1. A. gauging machine comprising a column, a gauging head adjustably mounted thereon, a supportingl bar secured to said head so as to be free to roclr vertically but held against endwise movement, a gauging frame aojustably secured to said supporting` bar, a gauge bar secured to said frame and adapted to engage a circular object, springs secured to said frame and said head to hold said frame in lowermost position, an indicating device having a plunger adapted to cooperate with a portion of said frame, a block yieldably secured to said head, a lever interposed between said block and said frame and adapted to be moved asr said frame is moved and assorting mechanism actuated by the movement of said lever.

l2. A gauging machine comprising a column, a gauging head adjustably mounted Vthereon, a supporting bar secured to Said head so as to be free to rock vertically but held against endwise movement, a gauging frame adjustably secured to said supporting bar. a gauge bar secured to said frame and adapted to engage a circular object, springs secured to said frame and said head to hold said frame in lower-most position, an indicating device having ar plunger adapted to eooperate with a portion of said frame, a block yieldably secured to said head, a lever nterposcd between said block and said frame, said block and frame being provided with V- shaped depressions and said lever having knife-edge portions resting in said depressions, whereby said lever is adapted to be moved as said frame is moved and assorting mechanism actuated by the movement of said 10 lever.

Signed at Canton', Ohio, this 22" day of March, 1927.

AiL'oIs HAUSER; y PHILIP WALLIN. 

